Rating: 
Summary: Great printer
Review: I've waited a while to find a 802.11 wireless printer, and finally this arrived. I managed to get it set up very quickly on both my PC (running XP) and my iMac (running 10.3 aka Panther).I am very happy with it - it prints, quickly and quietly (I have owned very noisy Epson and Canon printers in the past but this one is so quiet I didn't even hear it print the test page). I haven't used it for photo printing so I can't comment on the quality of those prints. But if you want a general-purpose wireless printer, this one is a good choice. My only gripe is that the printer is quite big; if it was 25% smaller I'd give it five stars.
Rating: 
Summary: very frustrating
Review: Like one of the other reviewers, I am returning mine after 2 weeks of countless hours on the phone with HP tech. support, whom could never fix the problem. The software had problems loading up, then it did not want to work with my router's encryption, and when it did finally work it was totally sporadic. One day it prints, the next day it does not.
I have a new compaq laptop with windows XP, I bought a new Linksys router since HP said it must be the problem, they were wrong. I even exchanged my HP 5850 for a different one and it did the same thing.
I have not seen any other wireless printers on the market so, like the other reviewer, I am going back to a regular printer with a print server!
I am starting to suspect it is not compatible with windows XP. But that is just an uneducated guess.
Rating: 
Summary: Easy to setup and use!
Review: My Epson CX5400 bit the dust after a mere 7 months of use, so I decided to try HP. I had good luck with HP Printers in the past.
I chose the HP Deskjet 5850 for one main reason...wireless networking! I have a small apartment and two computers (PC and Mac), so the convenience of being able to place the printer in a more convenient spot, without wires hanging around, was a big plus. The cost for this printer was reasonable as well given the technology.
I don't understand why people on here had difficulty setting up the printer. I set it up on BOTH my PC and my Mac, and it took less than one hour. My guess is people don't follow the instructions on the poster and try to take shortcuts.
The printer works great. The print quality is very good, it is relatively quiet, and the speed is just fine for me.
I will highly recommend this printer to anyone who desires a cost-effective, WIRELESS solution!
Rating:
Summary: WORST PIECE OF CRAP
Review: This is by FAR the worst piece of crap that I have EVER bought, now I have to waste my time repackaging this piece of sh-t to send it back. I could not install this printer to my linksys, customer support sucks! All you get is some guy from india who knows less about the product than you do! Seriously DO NOT buy this product! YOU WILL BE SORRY!
Rating: 
Summary: Fair Printer
Review: While this printer does an excellent job printing text, I was disappointed in the quality of photo printing. Item was purchased because of ad that stated photo quality printing. WELL IT'S NOT! Packing it up to return it now.
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